The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-06-16

some men who knew even my name.
They had seen us and got to know
US at Jefferson some days ago, and
now were surprised at seeing US here
again. We took a stroll all through
Taylorsville, or rather Mountain
City, as it is to be called henceforth,
and found it neat and pleasant
enough. Then we walked on to
Schaum's X Roads. From here we
sent some postal cards home, and
now we entered right on our long
walk down the beautiful valley Of
the Roane's Creek, going southwark
all the time. To our right, that is,
to the west, we had the Doe Noun
tain and Rainbow Mountain, favor
ite resorts of the Taylorsville people,
but the high mountains are now
good way to our left, 1. e., to the
east. They are all known under
the name of the Stone Mountain,
a range of eighty miles long, | be-
lieve. The valley through which
we now passed is indeed very Par
adise-the beautiful large Roane's
Creek in the middle, at its sides
fruitful plains almost as far as the
eye could reach; large groves of
wide-spreading oaks, at many places
near the banks, and beautiful soft
and short grass underneath. What
an endless number of the finest pic
nicking grounds one could find here
for all the Sunday school children of
the world, we thought. We first
passed the farm and mill of one Ro-
bah Brown, and some miles further
the house of one Mr.. Mcqueen,
near which / saw certainly the larg-
est pieces of cattle that I had ever
set eyes on. Still further on comes
Mai. James Browns; but on and
on we had to press. The sun was
still high, and we want to carry out
our p]an-yet to-day to try the
waves of Watauga River, into which
Roane's Creek empties at last
A long and weary march indeed was
still before us, though at one part
we shortened the road good deal
by cutting off a loop Of the river,
through walking mountain road,
called the hollow road, which led us
over a large spur Of mountain.
The scenery was altogether superb.
At one place we got upon large
island formed by two arms of
Roane's Creek. A foot-log had
helped us to get upon the island,
but there was no foot-log on the
lower side. My son had got across
somehow, whilst | tried to walk
through the water barefoot. But
the stones were so slippery and cut
ting that near the middle of the
stream | was brought down and
had to take an involuntary bath
with my clothes on. Nothing re-
manned but to walk through the water
with my shoes on. The opposite
bank, when reached, proved very
high and steep, and at the top of
it stood Il large dog, barking furi-
ously against me, while trying TO
climb up. He would have had to
be very large dog indeed, however,
to keep me back and to frighten re
in my then state of mind, so he alb
seconded. seeing his efforts were use
less. Doe Creek, somewhere here
abouts, joins Roane's Creek, and
we knew thereby that we were near
ing the end. The end, SO often and
so long postponed, came at last
Crossing the creek by large float
! ing foot log, we lighted right before
the store of Messrs. Cnrtis & Far
thing, who kindly consented to re-
ceive us for the night We were
beautifully and comfortably lodged
and cared for. Before supper, how
ever, of course, leaving our smal
luggage behind, we went down the
: creek about one-quarter Of a milk
. to its very juncture, and saw ane
tasted and felt the .Watauga River
whose waters for a long distance
remain much colder than those o.
the Shallower Creek, flowing in t.
: it. The reason for this is that th,
T Watauga River comes out of tn.
| high mountains The Roane'
Creek comes rather from sum,
, plain There we were, [ suppose
!. at the flrthest point from hom
which we reached, though perhap
t our last nights lodging had beer
t nearly as far.
/ southern Braius, Mr.. Editor.
= From WiE5ailtqtQ,s Star.